ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in France

France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 48.08 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
48.08 No
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
8th
of 90 countries
All-time high
52.54 No
in 1993
All-time low
48.08 No
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in France, 1993–2024

02040601993200820241993: 52.5 No1994: 52.1 No1995: 51.5 No1996: 51.1 No1997: 52 No1998: 51.1 No1999: 49.1 No2000: 50.8 No2001: 49.6 No2002: 49.9 No2003: 50.4 No2004: 49 No2005: 51.7 No2006: 50.8 No2007: 49.6 No2008: 50.3 No2009: 51.1 No2010: 52.3 No2011: 51.5 No2012: 51 No2013: 50.2 No2014: 48.9 No2015: 49.6 No2016: 49.4 No2017: 49.8 No2018: 49.4 No2019: 49 No2020: 48.8 No2021: 49.4 No2022: 49 No2023: 49.1 No2024: 48.1 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in France stood at 48.08 No. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in France peaked at 52.54 No in 1993 and was at its lowest, 48.08 No, in 2024.

France ranks 8th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in France, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Male — Value in France, 1993 to 2024.
Year No Change
1993 52.54 No
1994 52.12 No -0.8%
1995 51.54 No -1.1%
1996 51.14 No -0.8%
1997 51.96 No +1.6%
1998 51.08 No -1.7%
1999 49.07 No -3.9%
2000 50.81 No +3.5%
2001 49.56 No -2.5%
2002 49.91 No +0.7%
2003 50.4 No +1.0%
2004 49.03 No -2.7%
2005 51.67 No +5.4%
2006 50.82 No -1.6%
2007 49.57 No -2.5%
2008 50.31 No +1.5%
2009 51.14 No +1.6%
2010 52.26 No +2.2%
2011 51.51 No -1.4%
2012 50.98 No -1.0%
2013 50.17 No -1.6%
2014 48.85 No -2.6%
2015 49.62 No +1.6%
2016 49.42 No -0.4%
2017 49.76 No +0.7%
2018 49.42 No -0.7%
2019 49.01 No -0.8%
2020 48.78 No -0.5%
2021 49.35 No +1.2%
2022 48.98 No -0.7%
2023 49.13 No +0.3%
2024 48.08 No -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.35 No 49.07 No 52.54 No 7
2000s 50.32 No 49.03 No 51.67 No 10
2010s 50.1 No 48.85 No 52.26 No 10
2020s 48.86 No 48.08 No 49.35 No 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.59 No compare
  2. 6 China, Hong Kong SAR 50.3 No compare
  3. 6 Viet Nam 35.16 No compare
  4. 7 Belgium 49.98 No compare
  5. 9 Switzerland 47.61 No compare
  6. 10 Jordan 47.27 No compare
  7. 11 Senegal 47.02 No compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in France?
Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in France was 48.08 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 52.54 No in 1993.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 48.08 No in 2024.
How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
France ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Male — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 1,981 data points, 1969–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.